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Reconnecting Taiwan Post-COVID: A Conversation with Eden Hill Festival

·June 1, 2022·7 min read

Brian Hioe spoke to Rubben from Eden Hill about their festival, which was originally scheduled for April, but had to be rescheduled due to heavy rain. Eden Hill will take place in Hsinchu on the weekend of June 17th. The following article originally appeared on Electric Soul, a Hong Kong-based electronic music magazine and ticketing platform, on March 30th Read More

With Power Comes Responsibility: Joi Lau on “Gaia in Trouble”

English Interviews Music

·May 25, 2022·4 min read

Brian Hioe spoke to Hong Kong producer Joi Lau by e-mail about their new release on FuFu Records, “Gaia in Trouble.” The following article originally appeared on Electric Soul, a Hong Kong-based electronic music magazine and ticketing platform, on May 20th Read More

Ethnography in the Club

English Music

·May 18, 2022·2 min read

Dance Music Spaces: Club, Clubbers, and DJs Navigating Authenticity, Branding, and Commercialism, by Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo, aims to add to the relatively sparse genre of English-language ethnographies of dance music from a sociological perspective. Apart from examining dance spaces, the work focuses on three female artists, Peggy Gou, Honey Dijon, and The Blessed Madonna (formerly known as Black Madonna) in terms of how the three balance authenticity and commercialism Read More

Thiann, lán ê kua-siann: ‘Listen to the Song of the People’

English Music

·May 6, 2022·10 min read

Historically overshadowed and politically marginalized, indie rock bands such as Sorry Youth have helped spark a revival of Taiwanese Hokkien rock and gain mainstream significance Read More

Vietnam’s Lighthouse During COVID

English Music

·May 3, 2022·5 min read

Brian Hioe spoke with Steffen Sonnenschein about how The Lighthouse in Ho Chi Minh City has fared during COVID-19. The following article originally appeared on Electric Soul, a Hong Kong-based electronic music magazine and ticketing platform, on April 7th Read More

Multi-Genre Sonic Landscapes

English Music

·April 29, 2022·1 min read

Fellsius’ five-song EP, Mesa, on Dome of Doom is a remarkable piece of work Read More

Double Happiness Vol. 5 Focuses on the Journey

English Music

·April 8, 2022·1 min read

Hong Kong's FuFu Records continues its streak of strong, environmentally-conscious compilations with Double Happiness Vol. 5. Again bringing together a range of well-known, talented Asian producers to raise money for an environmental cause, this time proceeds from the album will be donated to Seven Clean Seas for plastic offsetting in the ocean Read More

An Impressive Display of Range from Yetsuby: JIN06

English Music

·March 30, 2022·1 min read

JIN06 from Yetsuby, is an impressive display of range for the Korean producer. The EP was released on Taipei-based label JIN in mid-February Read More

A Transient Think Tank for the Underground

English Interviews Music

·March 25, 2022·8 min read

Brian Hioe spoke with Arthur Bray from Hong Kong-based Yeti Out on how Yeti Out began, its successes to date, and what comes next for the platform Read More

市中心辦倉庫派對：新能祭訪談

Chinese Music

·March 18, 2022·1 min read

丘琦欣採訪Sonia Calico與李彥儀關於3月19至20日在松山文創園區舉辦的新能祭。本採訪3月10日刊登在於Electric Soul，一本香港電子音樂雜誌。 Read More

Warehouse Party in the City Center

English Music

·March 15, 2022·15 min read

Brian Hioe spoke to Sonia Calico and Lee Yen-yi about the upcoming Synergy Festival, which will be held at Songshan Cultural And Creative Park on March 19th and 20th. The following article originally appeared on Electric Soul, a Hong Kong-based electronic music magazine and ticketing platform, on March 10th Read More

A Spirit of “Anything Goes”

English Music

·March 12, 2022·3 min read

Brian Hioe spoke with Hojo about his recently taking up a post as music director of 23 Music Room in Taipei. The following article originally appeared on Electric Soul, a Hong Kong-based electronic music magazine and ticketing platform, on February 24th Read More